Why Was Washington's Response to the Whiskey Rebellion Considered by Many

question 69

Multiple Choice

Why was Washington's response to the Whiskey Rebellion considered by many an overreaction?

• A) There was no organized insurrection requiring such a large mobilization of federal military power.
• B) By repealing the whiskey tax, he weakened the authority of the federal government unnecessarily.
• C) By hanging dozens of rebels, Washington came to be widely considered a tyrant.
• D) By arming frontier Indians to put down the rebellion, he made a bad situation worse.

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